The joke was in the picture and stems from the fact New Runner said she saw me at Burnham Beeches hanging around the portaloos.

Re the distance they sent the first half of the field round a 2 km detour. Hence the picture shows no number as I didn't want my time recorded. Had the pleasure of running with Redhead which made up for it

BK!!!!!!!!Well well well - what can I say except thank you!! Very funny indeed - particulary when I feel today like I spent most of the weekend in a drunken mess ( I did!) and therefore needed something to take the edge of the rather severe hangover! Laughed out loud when I saw this!And more to the point - back to running tonight - have rested properly for a full week and cant wait to get out there!

I wont - planning to get back to my schedule and do a gentle 3/4 miles - determined now to run really slow but to get the miles in...only 8 full weeks of training left before I taper down, pack up and fly off to the Big Apple! Going too quickly..!

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